William walters deeeick lewis



(No Model.)

W. W. D. LEWIS.

PAPER BOX.

Patented Jan. 5, l1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM VALTERS DERRICK LEVIS, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

PAPER BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part oi Letters Patent No. 333,643, dated January 5, 1886.

Application iled November 23, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. D. LEWIS,

, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ot' this specification,- and to the letters and figures ot' reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings. is a plan view of the blank from which the box is made; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the box complete, and Fig. 8 a top plan view thereof.

The present invention has for its object to provide a box especially designed for the use of iorists, either as a covering for the flowerpot containing the ower. or plant, or as a box for parties who sell iiowers and who wish to retain the pot, in which case the earth and ower or plant are removed from the pot and placed in the box without disturbing the roots, thus saving the pot in each plant sold.

The invention consists in a box and blank therefor, substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the blank, oi' paper, straw-board, or other light and cheap material, which consists of a curved strip, to lorm the body of the box. This strip, along one edge and end, has cut therein a series ot' slits, a, and slits b, respectively, and upon the opposite corner is out a T-shaped tonguec and at thelower edge of the strip is a circular piece, B, to form the body of the box, and has T-shaped tongues d, for engaging with the slits a. Upon the opposite edge of the strip B are two sexnicircnlar pieces, C D, the former having slits c therein, and

the latter T-shaped tongues f, for engaging therewith.

lf preferred, the pieces BCD may be formed separate from the strip A, and afterward secured thereto by strips of paper or muslin,

'thereby using up or utilizing small scraps in the manufacture of the boxes.

It is the purpose to place these blanks in the market, for the convenience of the trade, thereby enabling the florist to keep a large quantity in stock and make them up into boxes as they are required. The slits for the T-shaped end of the tongues are made double, as shown, to enable both ends ofthe cross end of the tongues to be inserted.

Serial No. 183,682. (No model.)

Any suitable means-of fastening the parts of the box together may be substituted for the slits and tongues, as I do not desire to limit myself to the means shown, the strip A and the pieces B C D constituting the essential features of my invention.

In the formation of the box the curved strip A is first bent around to form the body of the box, the meeting or overlapping edges thereof being held together by the tongue c, engaging with the slits b. The circular piece B is next bent up against the lower edge of the strip A, and the tongues d made to engage the slits a, thus forming a bottom to the box, after which the semicircular pieces C D are bent down in place after the plant has been placed in the box, the opening formed by the two pieces, as shown at E, Fig. 3, allowing room for the stems of the plant to project up above the box. The two pieces C D are held around the stems of the plant by the tongues j, engaging with the slits c.

If desired, the blanks may be made of ornamental paper, or designs may be placed thereou,`as found most desirable, such as designs of liowers, leaves, or any other style of ornamentation.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The herein -described box, constructed from a blank consisting of a curved strip, which forms the body, and having on one edge a circular piece to form the bottom, and on the opposite edge two selnicircular pieces to form the t.op,the ends oi thestrip being united, the bottom strip being attached to the side strip, and the free ends of the semicircular strips being united together, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A blank for paper boxes, consisting of a curved strip having on one edge a circular piece and on the opposite edge two semicircular pieces, to form, respectively, the body, bottom, and top of the box, substantially as and for the purpose speciiied.

In testimony that l claim theabove I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. DoNALDsQN, THoMAs AKINs. 

